Directed by:
Andrzej WajdaScreenplay:
Andrzej WajdaCinematography:
Pawel EdelmanComposer:
Wojciech KilarCast:
Roman Polański, Janusz Gajos, Andrzej Seweryn, Katarzyna Figura, Daniel Olbrychski, Agata Buzek, Rafal Królikowski, Lech Dyblik, Cezary Żak, Jerzy Nowak (more)Plots(1)
Andrzej Wajda paid tribute to theatre with a film adaptation of Aleksander Fredro’s play The Revenge. The comedy, written in an ironic style, reveals the character traits of Poles that often led them to misfortune. The role of the cowardly Papkin is portrayed by Roman Polański. (Summer Film School)
Cast
Roman Polański
France
Janusz Gajos
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
Interrogation (1982)
A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
Andrzej Seweryn
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Promised Land (1974)
Katarzyna Figura
Poland
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy (2002)
Historie miłosne (1997)
Daniel Olbrychski
Poland
Best movies:
Gibel imperii (2005) (series)
The Promised Land (1974)
Potop (1974)
Agata Buzek
Poland
Best movies:
Walesa: Man of Hope (2013)
Agnus dei (2016)
Jeziorak (2014)
Rafal Królikowski
Poland
Best movies:
Being Like Deyna (2012)
Lejdis (2008)
The Messenger (2019)
Lech Dyblik
Poland
Best movies:
The Peasants (2023)
Sonata (2021)
Life Feels Good (2013)
Cezary Żak
Poland
Best movies:
Day of the Wacko (2002)
We're All Christs (2006)
Kiler (1997)
Jerzy Nowak
Poland
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Camera Buff (1979)
The Promised Land (1974)
Tadeusz Wojtych
France
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Europa Europa (1990)
Sara (1997)
Henryk Golebiewski
Poland
Best movies:
Day of the Wacko (2002)
The Debt (1999)
The Wedding Day (2021)
Michał Sieczkowski
Poland
Best movies:
Life As a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000)
Spring of Life (2000)
The Supplement (2002)
Grazyna Zielinska
Poland
Best movies:
Show (2003)
Spies of Warsaw (2013) (series)
Tomorrow's Weather (2003)
Maximilien Seweryn
Best movies:
Notre Dame on Fire (2022)
Orphan (2016)
The Revenge (2002)
Adam Hejger
Best movies:
The Revenge (2002)
Jerzy Słonka
Poland
Best movies:
Miś (1980)
Jutro idziemy do kina (2007) (TV movie)
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1990)
Magdalena Smalara
Poland
Best movies:
Clergy (2018)
Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz (2019)
The King (2020) (series)
Wiesław Łągiewka
Poland
Best movies:
The Revenge (2002)
Kazimierz Mazur
Poland
Best movies:
Rozmowy kontrolowane (1991)
The Revenge (2002)
Heritage (2011)